The shed of my dreams

I would like to build a shed.
Over the past five years, I’ve purchased books on basic carpentry, shed building, joinery, table saws, shelf building and trim.I’ve purchased a Bosch colt palm router, a Bosh plunge router, a 10”SCMS and a Bosch table saw (on a gravity-rise stand no less!) and a Bosch jigsaw. Of course the table saw came with a drill and impact driver. I also caved into an informercial and ordered a Sonicrafter. I love it, but since I have nothing to compare...

For the past four weeks, we’ve had renovations going on in our basement. I’m pleased with the progress, and the contractor has been fantastic. Nevertheless, the chaos in the house has been a bit tiring. I can’t find my garage floor, not that it was neat in the first place.
The stuff from the basement is in the garage, and the dining room. The stuff the contractors are using is in the garage…... And since I picked up some rough hardwood planks last night, I now...

We spent a wonderful Christmas season with family this year, staying home and letting them all come to us. On New Year’s Eve, when asked what his goals were for 2013, my favourite uncle said, “To stay healthy, then everything else is a possibility.” Wow. Truer words were never spoken.
Now that they’ve all gone home, I’ll spend the next few days getting the house back in order, putting away decorations and reminding the kids that Toblerone does not count...

I’m notorious for over-thinking, overanalyzing and basically spending too much energy navel-gazing. This blog is intended to get some of it out of my head. I’ll be glib, sarcastic and flippant in my other posts. Who knows how this one will turn out. It may be a train wreck, so reader beware! If navel-gazing doesn’t hold any appeal or distraction for you, move on. If you’re allergic to estrogen, move away quickly.
My own personal rules are to not to spend more than 30 minutes on any one pos...

I’m notorious for over-thinking, overanalyzing and basically spending too much energy navel-gazing. This blog is intended to get some of it out of my head. I’ll be glib, sarcastic and flippant in my other posts. Who knows how this one will turn out. It may be a train wreck, so reader beware! If navel-gazing doesn’t hold any appeal or distraction for you, move on. If you’re allergic to estrogen, move away quickly.
My own personal rules are to not to spend more than 30 minutes on any one pos...

No time limit on this post. So settle in.
A ‘shed of my dreams’ doesn’t mean I built a dream shed, just that I’ve dreamt of building a shed for some time.
Last New Year’s Eve, I again resolved to build a shed. My uncle and aunt agreed to come up and help.I knew the fall would be best, so I randomly picked the second week of October. Over the summer, I picked away at clearing brush etc.
Prior to the crew arriving, I built the floor.
Mistake number ...